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ORDINANCE Amending the City of San Leandro Zoning Code in Article 3, Section 1-304 Definitions; Article 6, Section 2-606 CC Districts - Use Regulations; Article 7, Sections 2-706 IG District - Use Regulations, 2-708 IP District - Use Regulations, and 2-712 IG(AU) District - Use Regulations; and Article 17, Section 4-1704 Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required Related to a Medical Marijuana Dispensary (adds medical marijuana dispensary definition, use regulations, and parking requirements to the Zoning Code)
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, in 1996 the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 215, codified as Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et. seq. and entitled "The Compassionate Use Act of 1996"; and
WHEREAS, the intent of Proposition 215 was to enable persons who are in need of medical marijuana for specified medical purposes to obtain medical marijuana, and use it under limited, specified circumstances; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which states that "the San Leandro General Plan aspires to reshape the industrial areas of West and Central San Leandro to meet the demands of the new economy." Furthermore, the General Plan states that "the guiding objectives in the City's large business districts are to promote business retention and diversification"; and to "locate the most intensive industrial uses in the areas that are furthest away from residential neighborhoods"; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro Planning Division has been tasked with periodic updates to the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, in December 2013, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted Ordinance 2013-020, which allows for the establishment of one Medical Marijuana Dispensary, subject to selection and performance standards, which became effective on Janua...
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